... backs, from Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas, Tatum Bell, and Vernand Morency, to the new era of Kendall Hunter, Keith Toston, and Beau Johnson.

This year however—after some major injuries and set backs—a backup, who's been in a Cowboy uniform for four years, has gained at shot at being the star...and he's delivered.

After Hunter, who was the Big 12's leading rusher in 2008, went down with a severe ankle injury, head coach Mike Gundy turned to his consistent pound-for-pound senior, Toston.

Even with a struggling offensive line at the beginning of the season, Toston kept producing for the Cowboys as they began to round about their solid play, even after the loss of All-American Dez Bryant.

Toston has averaged a team...

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